Summer 2024 recruitment

Student Profile – Faith Manley

STEP Alum Faith Manley participated in the program in the 2022-2023 Academic Year and describes herself as a reliable support system for her loved ones, quiet, an animal lover, and a fashion enthusiast. She has four guinea pigs and outside of STEP Academy, she spends her time volunteering at the ASPCA further demonstrating her love […]

Student Profile – Angelina Carrasco

Angelina is a first-generation, Latina scholar who has participated in the STEP program since her freshman year of high school. She hails from New York City and describes herself as a passionate person with curiosity and ambition, a fitness enthusiast, who loves exploring new places, and an aspiring lawyer. Similarly, her loved ones describe her […]

Fall 2023 Recap | Part 1

College & Support Programs Panels: The program held three panels this semester to introduce participants to different colleges, their academic programs, and campus opportunities, as well as support programs that provide financial assistance, academic advising, and/or professional development. 10/7: Binghamton University, Macaulay Honors College, New York University, Syracuse University 11/4: Fordham University, Lafayette College, SUNY Oswego, and […]

Spring Application is live | Priority deadline 12/1 | Rolling admissions 1/1

THROWBACK: Layers of the Eye

Mr. Davoren’s anatomy class learned about the multiple layers of the eye through the dissection of a cow’s eye! Students used surgical scissors to cut away the fat and muscle surrounding the eye in order to see better (slight pun intended). This was the fleshy, white layer responsible for eye movement. Students then cut away […]

Fall Application Deadline: 9/15

Mentoring opporunity

Fall 2023 Program Information

The Baruch STEP Academy, a free STEM enrichment and college readiness program, is currently recruiting for its Fall 2023 Programs. The program is offering in-person programming for high school and remote programming for middle school on Saturdays. STEP high students will participate in a 10-week Saturday program starting September 30th and concluding on December 9th. […]

First Few Days At STEP

Anatomy & Physiology (with Mr. Davoren)- Students were challenged to create a bionic hand that could be tested on seven different levels. These different levels increased in difficulty, with the first level being to pick up a paper ball and the last level being to pick up a marker and draw with it. Working in […]